While performers do not like to hear it, pretending is at the core of acting. While there are a variety of different approaches to the craft, there is no way you can transform into a bank robber, a femme fatale or a World War II-soldier unless you actually are one, pointing at the limitations of acting, while also presenting the kind of freedom that comes with it as each role is also in some way your interpretation of the character. In his new short feature “Norioka Workshop”, renown director Katsuhito Ishii plays with this concept, a theme which has been at the core of some of his works, resulting in a movie which is quite entertaining and funny.
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In between his performances on the stage, on TV and movies, popular actor Norioka (Ryu Morioka) also gives acting workshops for those eager to learn the craft.
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In between his performances on the stage, on TV and movies, popular actor Norioka (Ryu Morioka) also gives acting workshops for those eager to learn the craft.
- 5/4/2023
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Less than a year after the previous entry, Manabu Asô was tasked with providing a follow-up entry to the One Missed Call franchise that would close the trilogy in fine form before the American remake would arrive two years after this last Japanese installment. Offering a new take on the franchise that still stays true to its J-horror roots, the film is included in the trilogy box-set released on February 25 from Arrow Video.
After going on a school trip, Japanese students Emiri (Meisa Kuroki), Hideki (Kenichi Okana), Hiroyuki (Ryû Morioka), Minori (Erika Asakura), Mari (Yû Kamiwaki) and Shinichi (Rakuto Tochihara) decide to pass the time telling stories to entertain themselves before landing in South Korea. One such tale involves a legend about friends receiving phone-calls of themselves dying just days before their deaths, and despite laughing it off as an urban legend, upon arriving in the country...
After going on a school trip, Japanese students Emiri (Meisa Kuroki), Hideki (Kenichi Okana), Hiroyuki (Ryû Morioka), Minori (Erika Asakura), Mari (Yû Kamiwaki) and Shinichi (Rakuto Tochihara) decide to pass the time telling stories to entertain themselves before landing in South Korea. One such tale involves a legend about friends receiving phone-calls of themselves dying just days before their deaths, and despite laughing it off as an urban legend, upon arriving in the country...
- 2/25/2020
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
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